Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 2

adjourn

(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

alien

(n.) a citizen of another country

(adj.) foreign

comely

(adj.) having a pleasing appearance

compensate

(v.) to make up for

dissolute

(adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior

erratic

(adj.) not regular or consistent; undependable

expulsion

(n.) the process of driving or forcing out

feint

(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement

(v.) to make a deceptive movement

fodder

(n.) food for horses; raw material for a designated purpose

fortify

(v.) to strengthen; build up

illegible

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read

jeer

(v.) to make fun of rudely

lucrative

(adj.) bringing in money; profitable

mediocre

(adj.) average, ordinary

proliferate

(v.) to increase, or spread rapidly

subjugate

(v.) to fully conquer by force

sully

(v.) to soil or stain

tantalize

(v.) to tease

terse

(adj.) brief and to the point

unflinching

(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear